Certified Surgical Technician LDR Full TIme

Job Summary and Responsibilities

Sign-on Bonus up to $20,000 AND Education Assistance (student loan payoff) up to $24,000 for eligible hires

Facilitates the operative or other invasive procedure by preparing and providing the required sterile instruments, supplies and equipment. Maintains the sterile field and anticipates and responds to the needs of the surgical team.

Essential Functions

Functions as a scrub person during operative and other invasive procedures by:

• Assembling supplies and equipment required for the procedure;

• Preparing and organizing sterile supplies and instruments for the procedure;

• Performing accounting procedures in concert with the RN circulator;

• Assisting with placement of sterile drapes;

• Providing instruments and supplies to the surgical team during the procedure;

• Maintaining an organized sterile field;

• Ensuring sterility of the field and taking corrective actions as needed; and

• Preparing sterile dressings.

Job Requirements

Education and Experience

• Graduate from an accredited surgical technology program

• Experience with varied high tech surgical equipment.

Licensure and Certifications

• Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) or;

• Technologist in Surgery-Certified (TS-C) and;

• Basic Life Support - CPR (BLS-CPR)

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Where You'll Work

Welcome to Saint Joseph East, a 217-bed, full-service, community hospital located in a convenient setting in Lexington, Kentucky. Saint Joseph East also includes the Women's Hospital at Saint Joseph East which is dedicated to supporting the well-being of women in Central and Eastern Kentucky and serves a 16-bed Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).

CHI Saint Joseph Health is part of CommonSpirit Health, a non-profit, Catholic health system dedicated to advancing health for all people. With approximately 175,000 team members and 25,000 physicians and advanced practice clinicians.

Our commitment to serve the common good is delivered through the dedicated work of thousands of physicians, advanced practice clinicians, nurses, and staff; through clinical excellence delivered across a system of 140 hospitals and more than 2,200 care centers serving 24 states.

Pay Range

$23.69 - $35.24 /hour

We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.